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helaena's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
dananana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Biphobia and Cultural appropriation
bumblebroxbeeblebooks's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
erikawynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cultural appropriation
samone2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
toberomanced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rise to the Sun is a dual POV contemporary romance that revolves around the Farmland Music & Arts Festival. In it we meet Olivia, she's recently ended a toxic relationship, has asthma and needs something fun to do with her best friend, Imani. Our other narrator is Toni, Farmland has been her home, just like music has. But one year ago Toni lost her father to a robbery and shooting and she's still trying to process her grief and figure out what comes next for her.
While this book still addresses serious topics: gun violence, sexual harassment, distributing naked photos of minors, and grief, it also is such a joyful book. This book is definitely more joy than trauma and seeing the MCs be happy and live fulfilling lives at this festival made me happy. I enjoyed this book so much and I can't wait for Johnson's next book.
Rep: Black bisexual female MC with asthma, Black lesbian female MC with PTSD and anxiety, white heterosexual male side character, Black sapphic female side character, white sapphic female side character.
CWs: Body shaming, chronic illness (asthma), death of parent, mental illness (anxiety & PTSD), panic attacks, racism, sexism, sexual harassment including sexual coercion, bullying. Moderate: abandonment, gun violence, grief.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, and Abandonment
spaghettireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
starlessnights's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship